Ryokans in Japan
Find a ryokan

Ryokan in Mount Fuji

富士山

The ryokan around the mountain: on the Fuji Five Lakes in Yamanashi, where Kawaguchiko is the main town, two hours from Shinjuku by bus, and on the Shizuoka side at Gotemba and Fujinomiya. The mountain is clearest in the colder months and early in the morning; it is open for climbing in July and August.

Choosing where to stay in Mount Fuji

  • Kawaguchiko 河口湖

    The main town of the Fuji Five Lakes, on the north shore of Lake Kawaguchi with Mount Fuji across the water. Direct buses from Shinjuku take just under two hours, and the Fujikyu Railway runs from Otsuki on the Chuo Line. Mount Fuji's 5th Station, where the climb starts, is an hour away by bus.

    Fuji Onsenji Yumedono, Hoshinoya Fuji, Kozantei Ubuya

Other places in Mount Fuji

Map of the country around Mount Fuji, a dot for each ryokan and rings at Kawaguchiko, Lake Yamanaka, Gotemba and Fujinomiya
  1. Kawaguchiko
  2. Lake Yamanaka
  3. Gotemba
  4. Fujinomiya
  5. Mt Fuji
© OpenStreetMap

  • Lake Yamanaka 山中湖

    The largest and highest of the Fuji Five Lakes, east of the mountain.

  • Gotemba 御殿場

    The town on the eastern foot of the mountain, between Hakone and the Fuji Five Lakes.

  • Fujinomiya 富士宮

    The town on the south-western side, around the head shrine of Mount Fuji, Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha.

Mount Fuji through the year

  • Mount Fuji above fields of pink moss phlox and a pond at the Fuji Shibazakura Festival

    Spring春

    March to May

    From mid-April to late May the Fuji Shibazakura Festival turns a hillside near Lake Motosu pink with moss phlox, the mountain behind it.

  • Mount Fuji in summer, almost free of snow, above Lake Kawaguchi with a small boat on the water

    Summer夏

    June to August

    The climbing season is July and August, when the trails to the summit are open.

  • Red maple leaves framing Mount Fuji across Lake Kawaguchi

    Autumn秋

    September to November

    Through November the maples of the Momiji Corridor on Lake Kawaguchi's north shore are lit up in the evenings for the Autumn Leaves Festival.

  • Mount Fuji white with snow under a clear sky, above the wooded hills in front of it

    Winter冬

    December to February

    Cold, dry air gives the clearest views of the mountain, best early in the morning.

Elsewhere in Mount Fuji

  1. Gora Kadan Fuji 強羅花壇 富士

    Gora Kadan Fuji is the sister ryokan of Gora Kadan in Hakone, about 50 minutes away by car at Subashiri on the east foot of Mt Fuji. It has 42 suites, each with its own bath, and faces the mountain due west.

    Onsen
    In some bathsIn the large and open-air baths
    Bath in your room
    A bath in every suiteOpen-air in most types
    Tattoos
    With limitsSmall ones, up to about 10 cm

    Not currently accepting bookings

Photo credits

t.kunikuni, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr; Dimitry B., CC BY 2.0, via Flickr; skyseeker, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr